Israel's High Court hears a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
Israel’s Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister JERUSALEM -- Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday was hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has been working to reshape the justice system while he is on trial for alleged corruption. The hearing is part of several pivotal court challenge s against a proposed package of legislation and government steps meant to alter the country's justice system. It comes after months of turmoil in Israel over the plan and deepens a rift between Netanyahu's government and the judiciary, which it wants to weaken despite unprecedented opposition. Thursday's hearing on the law, the second by the High Court, took place in front of an expanded 11-judge panel, underscoring the importance of the deliberations. Netanyahu’s governing coalition — Israel’s most religi...